Animal Farm by George Orwell is an accurate satirical depiction of Russian society under Josef Stalin from the time of the Russian Revolution. Discuss.Animal Farm by George Orwell is an accurate satirical depiction of Russian Society under Joseph Stalin from the time of the Russian Revolution. Orwell uses animals and exaggeration to show an important aspect of Russian history. The story clearly reflects peoples’ lives under the rule of Stalin being no different to their lives under their former ruler the Tsar. Orwell criticised the Russian Revolution because it did not achieve anything nor improve the people’s lives. He also explores human nature and the corruption of power amongst the leaders of Russia using satirical techniques.

Orwell satirised Carl Marx as an old and wise pig in Animal Farm, He gives an inspiring speech about a better life for animals if they revolt against humans just as Marx had written in his Manifesto, which inspired the Russians to revolt against the Tsar. Through Old Major’s speech Orwell shows the readers a simplified version of the basic tenets of communism which was that the capitalist economic system was seriously flawed and people could live a much better life if they worked for themselves and produced their own food. ‘Only get rid of Man, and the produce of our labour would be our own. Almost overnight we could become rich and free’. Through this simple speech Old Major shows the main idea of the revolution and how Animalism will benefit the lives of the animals on the farm.

Orwell Satirises the battle for power between the leaders of Russia after the revolution was even more brutal and fearful than the Revolution itself. Orwell satirically uses two pigs to represent the two most important leaders of Russia. Snowball was a faithful follower of Marx’ theory and was the leader of the Revolution. He is symbolic of Leon Trotsky who was a great leader of Russia and made the five-year plan for Russia that is symbolic of...

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The RussianRevolution and AnimalFarm
In Hitler’s book, Mein Kampf he writes, “All propaganda has to be popular and has to adapt to the perception of the least intelligent of those whom it intends to direct itself.” No one proves this more than George Orwell in his book AnimalFarm. This book, posing as a children’s fairy tale is actually a rebellion against the RussianRevolution and Stalin. Orwell shows how people can be fooled by tyrants to believing anything; in doing so and he attacks modern totalitarian governments around the globe. The animals in the story who act as the main characters may seem like regular animals to a child, but upon closer examination and historical reference these are actually representatives for Communist leaders, such as Joseph Stalin, Leon Trotsky, and others. Critic Bernard Grofman puts it best, “No reader can fully enjoy the book without knowing, for example, that the pig Snowball represents Trotsky and the pig Napoleon represents Stalin” (Grofman 5). This book was not just a fictional story but a complete and utter attack on totalitarianism.
The story AnimalFarm begins with a boar named Old Major gathering all the animals together to tell them of a dream he experienced. He tells them that he dreamt of a world...

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AnimalFarm to the RussianRevolution
The desire to gain of power is the only mindset to most; it has started since the old times to the modern time we live today. These individuals are willing to destroy the life and success of another in order to obtain this power. In this book AnimalFarm by George Orwell. We hear the story of how a farm full of animals turn and attack on their caretaker Mr. Jones. The revolt is lead by a pig named Old Major alongside his two other mates Napoleon a crafty little pig who takes his chance on an animal uprising against the humans and become the dictator of his own farm kingdom. In addition we have Snowball who was another intelligent pig that helped Old Major the animals on the farm take control of the farm. Snowball was an incredible leader who was thought would take the lead after the death of Old Major. These three pigs are all representatives to leaders in the RussianRevolution. Old Major, Snowball, and Napoleon are the most impacting characters in the book. They are all pigs that had power in the book and you get to see how it turns out for them. Napoleon is a crafty little pig who wants power to any extent and is willing to do anything for it. Napoleon tricks others into the mindset that they are doing something to...

...George Orwell's novel AnimalFarm is a great example of allegory and political satire. The novel was written to criticize totalitarian regimes and particularly Stalin's corrupt rule in Russia. In the first chapter Orwell gives his reasons for writing the story and what he hopes it will accomplish. It also gives reference to the farm and how it relates to the conflicts of the Russianrevolution. The characters, settings, and the plot were written to describe the social upheaval during that period of time and also to prove that the good nature of true communism can be turned into something atrocious by an idea as simple as greed. This essay will cover the comparisons between AnimalFarm and the RussianRevolution. It will also explain why this novel is a satire and allegory to the Revolution that took place in Russia so long ago.
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<br>First and foremost Manor Farm itself represents Russia with its poor conditions and irresponsible leaders. Mr. Jones plays one of those leaders, Nicholas the Second or The Czar as people called him in those days. Mr. Jones beats his animals, forgets to feed them and treats them badly. His actions are portrayals of the actions of The Czar. Old Major is representative of Karl Marx. Marx had a dream of a better Russia and created the doctrine of communism to aid in distribution...

...Animalfarm essay:
Every text is a reflection of it compositional context, this is evident in ‘AnimalFarm’ by George Orwell. The controversial and political corruptions that occurred in Russia during 1917 are portrayed in this book, which explores the corruption of socialist ideals in the Soviet Union and the negative impact on the uneducated working class people. Animalfarm introducers the abuse of language to gain power, in order to satisfy personal greed as well. This book is allegorical as it represents the historical time era of the Russianrevolution through the use of animal, which symbolise different people and incidents in this time period revealing the impact of power on individuals.
The hypocritical corruption of the Soviet Union at its socialists Ideal is represented in this book. While Jones, who represents Tsar Nicholas II, is in charge of the farm, the animals were all against his attitude towards the animals living on the farm. The Major, who represents both Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin, uses rhetoric to persuade the animals to undertake the rebellion. This symbolises the historical event of Vladimir Lenin taking over Russia as the new dictator. The hypocrisy evident in the novel is the genuine idea to equality. All of the farm...

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The RussianRevolution
Introduction
The book AnimalFarm written by George Orwell was not just meant for people to read for enjoyment, but he wrote this book to represent the RussianRevolution. The events that happened in the book Animalfarm, signifies real events that happened during theRussianRevolution. George Orwell well made his story in the point of view of animals and replaced real people with animals. For example, Orwell made Czar Nicholas the Second the owner of the farm, he also made Old Major the pig Vladimir Lenin, and instead of coming up with communism, old major came up with animalism.
The RussianRevolution was one of the most important events in history. With out the RussianRevolution, there would be no such thing as communism, and Russia and other parts of the world would probably still be under dictator’s rule.
History
The RussianRevolution began in March of 1917 and lasted until 1945. The RussianRevolution stared all because of one guy, Tsar Nicholas the Second. While Russian was faced with poverty, Tsar Nicholas lived a life of luxury. Russia was...

...George Orwell wrote AnimalFarm in 1945. AnimalFarm was meant to portray the RussianRevolution that was going on at the time. If Orwell were to openly oppose the ways of the communist party he would have undoubtedly been prosecuted. Instead Orwell wrote AnimalFarm to express his hatred for communism in a discreet way; he had done this by making it simple and childlike. Therefore he called AnimalFarm a “Fairy Story”. However, AnimalFarm is not a fairy story but an allegory. An allegory is a story in parallel with something real.
One of Orwell’s goals in writing AnimalFarm was to portray the Russian (or Bolshevik) Revolution of 1917. Many of the characters and events of Orwell’s novel parallel those of the RussianRevolution. Manor Farm is a model of Russia, and Mr. Jones, Old Major, Snowball, and Napoleon represent the dominant figures of the RussianRevolution like Nicholas, Lenin and Trotsky.
Mr. Jones represents Tsar Nicholas II, the last Russian Emperor. His rule was marked by his insistence that he was the un-contestable ruler of the nation. During his reign, the Russian people experienced terrible poverty and upheaval, marked by the...

...in writing AnimalFarm was to portray the Russian (or Bolshevik) Revolution of 1917 as one that resulted in a government more oppressive, totalitarian, and deadly than the one it overthrew. Many of the characters and events of Orwell's novel parallel those of the RussianRevolution: In short, Manor Farm is a model of Russia, and old Major, Snowball, and Napoleon represent the dominant figures of the RussianRevolution.
Mr. Jones is modeled on Tsar Nicholas II (1868-1918), the last Russian emperor. His rule (1894-1917) was marked by his insistence that he was the uncontestable ruler of the nation. During his reign, the Russian people experienced terrible poverty and upheaval, marked by the Bloody Sunday massacre in 1905 when unarmed protesters demanding social reforms were shot down by the army near Nicholas' palace. As the animals under Jones lead lives of hunger and want, the lives of millions of Russians worsened during Nicholas' reign. When Russia entered World War I and subsequently lost more men than any country in any previous war, the outraged and desperate people began a series of strikes and mutinies that signaled the end of Tsarist control. When his own generals withdrew their support of him, Nicholas abdicated his throne in the hopes of avoiding an all-out civil war — but the civil...

...AnimalFarm and the RussianRevolution
In the beginning of George Orwell’s novel AnimalFarm, Old Major’s idea of an animal utopia drove the creatures of The Manor Farm to a rebellion. Slowly but surely, the vision of a place where animals could live happily ever after, without the cruel hands of mankind, diminished into an autocratic dictatorship run by comrade Napoleon. As the novel progresses, its events and characters begin to look more and more like the events and leaders of the RussianRevolution. Like Karl Marx’s idea of communism, all the animals would live equally, none rich, but none poor. Everyone would unite to take down the vicious leader, and in the end, everyone would work together to make AnimalFarm the best it can be. Idealism, constant rule changes, and power struggle connect this fable with an important real life event.
Old Major and Snowball paint a picture of an ideal place to be, a place where the animals were one and the same, wouldn’t work ungodly hours, and have everything they need. After all, the motto for the whole novel is “All men are enemies. All animals are comrades.” (7).The residents of AnimalFarm, much like the citizens of Russia, dreamed of a place where all were equal and all of...